Category: American National Security

July 16, 2008

Homeland Security Experts Expect Disaster or Attack Within Next 4 Years

Filed under: American National Security - 16 Jul 2008

Book Hill Partners and the Homeland Defense Journal released the results of a survey of 122 homeland security experts on priorities for the next administration in protecting the American people and homeland.

July 9, 2008

Border Security Report: State Department Must Update Planning

Filed under: American National Security, Immigration - 09 Jul 2008

Under the Visa Waiver Program, citizens from 27 countries can travel to the United States visa free. Terrorism concerns involving VWP country citizens have led some to suggest eliminating or suspending the program, while the executive branch is considering adding …

July 7, 2008

Problems Remain with US Coast Guard’s Homeland Security Performance

Filed under: American National Security - 07 Jul 2008

The Coast Guard’s Deepwater Program, under the Department of Homeland Security, has experienced serious performance and management problems. Deepwater is intended to replace or modernize Coast Guard vessels, aircraft, and the communications and electronic systems that link them together. …

July 6, 2008

Munitions Dealers Arrested for Conspiracy to Export Military Aircraft Parts to Iran

Filed under: American National Security, War On Terror - 06 Jul 2008

Defendants Hassan Saied Keshari and Traian Bujduveanu were arrested on June 20 and 21 on charges of conspiring to export military aircraft parts to Iran, according to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.

June 28, 2008

Foreign Spies Infiltrating US Businesses

Filed under: American National Security - 28 Jun 2008

The foreign intelligence threat within the United States is far more complex than it has ever been historically. The threat is increasingly asymmetrical insofar as it comes not only from traditional foreign intelligence services but also from nontraditional, non-state actors …

May 25, 2008

University Professor and Tennessee Tech Firm Indicted For Arms Exports

Filed under: American National Security - 25 May 2008

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Tennessee returned an 18-count indictment
yesterday charging J. Reece Roth, a Professor Emeritus at The University of Tennessee, and Atmospheric Glow Technologies Inc. (AGT), a Knoxville-based technology company, with conspiring to defraud …

May 2, 2008

Feds Nab Israeli Spy in New York City Espionage Case

Filed under: American National Security - 02 May 2008

Federal law enforcement officials revealed on Tuesday that they the arrested of Ben-Ami Kadish on charges that he participated in a crimonal conspiracy to disclose to the Government of Israel documents related to the national defense of the United States …

May 1, 2008

New York’s Gray Lady: Times Editors and Staff May See New Era of Cloak and Dagger

Filed under: American National Security - 01 May 2008

A pocket stuffed with a wad of bills, free poker games in Vegas, a wallet suddenly flush with cash. There were bogus cover stories for trips to the “motherland” where secrets were passed and clandestine couriers who helped deliver materials …

April 16, 2008

Government Report: Terrorists Can Buy Stolen US Military Equipment on eBay

Unauthorized individuals, companies, terrorist organizations, and other countries continue their attempts to obtain sensitive items related to the defense of the United States. The latest investigation into the sale of stolen military equipment points to the Internet as one …

April 14, 2008

21st Century Warfare: The Future Combat System

Filed under: American Military, American National Security - 14 Apr 2008

The Future Combat System (FCS) program — which comprises 14 weapons systems and a state-of-the-art information network — is the centerpiece of the Army’s effort to transition to a lighter, more agile, and more capable combat force.

April 8, 2008

The Next President Should Heed Cheney’s Warnings About Russia

The Sunday morning news shows — on cable and broadcast television — covered the bitter-sweet farewell between arguably the two most powerful leaders in the world: President George W. Bush and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

April 3, 2008

Defense Department Bigwig Pleads Guilty to Espionage on Behalf of China

Filed under: American National Security - 03 Apr 2008

Gregg William Bergersen, residing in Alexandria, Virginia, pled guilty on Monday to a one-count of conspiracy to disclose national defense information to persons not entitled to receive it. Bergersen was arrested on February 11, 2008 on a criminal complaint charging …

April 1, 2008

Defense Department Told to Restore Military Readiness

Filed under: American Military, American National Security - 01 Apr 2008

US military forces, and ground forces in particular, have operated at a high pace since the attacks of September 11, 2001, including the support of ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Between 2001 and July 2007, approximately 931,000 US Army …

March 27, 2008

Security Problems Persist at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Filed under: American National Security - 27 Mar 2008

Over the past decade, security personnel documented numerous security, safety, and project management weaknesses at NNSA’s nuclear weapons complex, including LANL. In particular, during the Clinton Administration LANL had experienced a series of high-profile security incidents that drew attention to …

March 20, 2008

Businessman Supplies India with US Missile and Fighter Jet Technology

The owner of an international electronics business has pled guilty to one-count arising from a conspiracy to illegally export controlled microprocessors and electronic components to government entities in India that participate in the development of ballistic missiles, space launch vehicles, …

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